The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-02-09
lex SENATOR DAVIS.
ON WEST VIRGINIA MArrEns.
Whnt Is Needed to Develop Our stntc-CnI,.
itni Should Not be Frightened By.
La Unjust Lnws-Thc Right ofPctI.
~ tlon-The Labor Question.

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tor Henry G. Davis expresses bimsol
with na,fac.. frooaon rrnr n,o,,o-, A. !,
~" p9.'1,' HoVoo'n apon i'i".'o'' 'ns
ato ot particular importance to the people
OF Weot Virginia at this time. In speak.
i ing OF the submiss;on resolutIon yester.
day. be atatad that bs wa, hoor,,lv In 4,
yor a, h u1 ho,;or, - n,;,1,. T., u.,'
RIGHT n nation and whon = ro,noo,.,,is
norton ;of The nsonla ast ,h., snn ",',.'
tion ba anh,nittsd * tbomr,hair nrsna, 1r.s
ohor,dho hoodnJn y i, :, A.. y.
'rou.u l. w. neeuou. Ae' W 'ne question
Vi ausoiu'es ptonipstlon, Mr. DAVIS can
hardly be called a radical advocate OF tho
doctrine. He rather iuclinea to the b;oh
l,cansa n,sr and tho ,o,,,,t;,. - a.
.onao ,,> p'"A' "Au .ue '.su'"''on oi tne
iiquof 'tanio Ny cei'atn stringent laWs re.
garding the sale OF into4icants to mipors,
hebitusl drunkards. &c, He cjtea M:
stances where this law haa been nrsui.
callv oporated, and ,haa reaulted in n T..
duction of the number of s,lonna as tbo
same time increasing the reycnues of tbe
State, "Take, for Instance, Missouri u m he
said. "Whon the present law want into
effect thoro garo 5000 asloors 'yie,d;no
an annual revenue 70 the Statn n sS5n
900. Now there are only $50 saloons
returning revenue of SO o10 ReeidaS
the business ia in the hands Of mo,a so ,c'
sponsible parties, and ths low orog.ahona
have almost entirely dissppeared.
- p.upo.n pvoI,,,r;os
AAnD DhhooLAtioN. -
I'm - oonu4oi'o
e,1. u", "n.on na' ,us. 1eeoine d NV the e1'
,vn'so' ,"" asassu INV. ~ tesatas ,'s proyis'
of ibs Sisss as 4 p;lI WI anato ,e U.S.. lntetea
tural products to compete with thoaa ~
the West and our timber and nn;noroI.
with those Of tho Northwest in The Ess.ern
markets.. He thinks the West V;ro;n;n
Legislature should adopt the bill as pssped
by Congress, changing its proyisiona Ia
suit our State, and reducing tho numbcr
Of commissioners 10 two, HBy conform;no
our law to that of the iIJnitcd States ,rs
would simplify matters and nrcvant con. W.
flicts.n Mr, Davis ia also in favor NJ ,s0r.
latiny telegraph Companies bv law The
present railroad law in West VIRGINIA Le
thinks, is not suitable to tho existinu ron. nv
dition Of things and is not properiy en-.
forced, He ia In favor of Tho I,aeislsturo
OF our State, as we'll as Congress. reon;rino
that rates shall be uniform. reasnnahls
and public, and that no preference shaII
be given any shipper in the matter of d;a.
counts. rebitos or drawhscks Tb;. ba
SAWS. il enforced. will resnlt In ore.t ooeJ
TO the State. - :, eN''' e'NI0 ~
e State nvvr, opv.xr y
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III speaking OF fallroad building in West
Virginia, Mr.. Davis declared that there ia
not as much of il beinp dono a, thoro
.ho,I1 h. ,v;.h 80 40 '"eie
% I,iMaia,s 10. ,,n,osu " vi. ss'ieu resources
aaoa ,a.1.' 30 ,uaL u - oeopeu' s;,' nau uGaeVel-
pI. opsI .Va iaoa y, ia',ioaus, Mest Virginia
sur thss T1u;on " o III To .ne s'eas. otetes In
s;, tue Union. H., ne lssaius tne question OF
pu,ans ,mnat aau tesuiIs,ng III la.itoaus as the
Vaa inp.Ah. pt, ~ s'i !ues'loHs pertaining
e s rns ,;1.s Sa.e an WIN an area
ox.,iIoS eIuI,oa ~ Ma ing, e. anu resources un-
of this wear lint 143 miles nj railroad =,
less than any other State in the Union.
except Six: ~ 2 'l'fia
ri. ine eend;s;na en3sna'.r PROPOSES remedy ior
literally: 4to'e 'i'i'
"Hsvinp bu .little homo ca,;te1 10 ;,ro,t
in railroads wa nj conrsa % have ~ - ,nseIs ssan
our c,n;tel from thn oIder ond % moro " rso. sueA
nerous Sta.es Nnw csnitai 10 % t;u,;5 paus auJ
will mt 90 where i. Ia not t;nv;tsJ NV io;ri,. sJ
traated 70 in,Inca i ~ corna VI y, t9 Wa..
VIRGINIA xe should wsicoma % NonJ " es. t,eat
railToads as WA wnuld amv otb ~ antarer;sa
seeking n home amo1c ns ~ WIFI WIFI p,oo ,oo
want the neonl, tn h, liharaj and I to;, ,o' We
ward ihe rsilroads thev 'nha ro;Irn,JO,
shonld be lihpraI and fsir and ;rot us1 toS.ns,
tho neonle R,;lroeds can a. NV 49, " tta..
arythinp eIse To oet na ont mt NJ ~ ths % x;ida. iha
Tbev ara tsssd ang oIi y. sne *,oer
venues of the state. Besides tbav in.
crease the value of all nronsrtv nssr @ ,ha im
line of the road y " At 'no
Fair treatment than ia nj, that co,;t,,
demanda at the hands of W Wes. S"S v;ra;a rap,;ai
before sbe NAV honato ho " tssom @ ort tti", ot.h ,
w;tslarneaa " - 70 'aAen ~ - oa' u 'uo
w .''.
THE LABOR QUESTION, b.
Senator Davis would deal Within q practi-
cal Ysy, He thinks that whiIe thero heva
been aon,e ev;aence. ~ d;o,,,;1fs ~,
80 'ulo s.NoAe9' =. uIsS".saaction
aamong ~ tne Hage Torkefs IN West Virginia
tney seGnl, as %nole, 10 DO better con-
!entea .nan l;.i .ne 'sooiihe ciasses who live
IN iafse Gl!ies. hs RUE they nave I steadler
HoIA anu oHn tneil nones: Inc question
o. o. cap!,al ana iaoof is sn important one'
Oaplta! anu iao9r ougn. 70 De good friends,
as u ons ls aePehaent upon ana essential to
tns ti,t o.net: Il. one is necessary to the, use
iuhess Of tne 9tner. Both should, there
l1re, ,9 Ie .fessea WIN equal ialrIess. Both
suuuiu soUu,s, ue pto'eSseu ny aw, anu each held
iesponsioie 70 the other ior interruption,
\ 1ntInloatioh uha , ps oa!hags 70 business.
Lnool aM siiou!9 w lesaliy organized, and lts
9tilcers helu !esponaioie lor their acts:
pispusea quesuons sooas wages, hours OF
is9ot, Wc', snoula Dc ing subjects OF legal
aroitlauon, ana tne, decision otlthe arbt-
.,sIo!s on bast snouta oe' oy 'aR made binding
on ootn poi paItles. ", -.